Re: RIB failure in BGP

From: olumayokun fowowe (olumayokun@gmail.com)
Date: Sat Dec 13 2008 - 08:48:54 ARST


Hello Andy,

Thanks, 'gues I have forgotten that. Supposing I want to advertise the
loopbacks in IGP as well as with the network command in my BGP without RIB
failure, what do you advise? How do I twick the admin distance, from my IGP
or from BGP?

'Mayokun

On 12/13/08, Andy Hogard <andyhogard@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hmm,
>
> Well the reason for rib failed routes is this:
>
> EBGP AD is 20
> IBGP AD is of 200
>
> Any other IGP falls between 30 and 200, meaning OSPF, RIP ..et all. Hence
> what rib failed routes indicate is that the since there exists a source
> which is more relaible than Ibgp advertisments, the routes will be marked as
> rib failed routes in the BGP table, and in the routing tables for these rib
> failed prefixes you will see routes via other IGP. :)
>
> To fix this one must not advertise these routes, in an AS via BGP .. I mean
> local links within an AS are not advertised in BGP, but yes if you want to
> send these out of the AS sure use BGP. Mind you rib failed routes do not
> indicate that they wont get advertised to EBGP peers.
>
>
> HTH,
> Andy.
>
> On Sat, Dec 13, 2008 at 2:40 PM, olumayokun fowowe <olumayokun@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Hello Guys,
>>
>> I have a question here. RouterA is peering with RouterB and RouterC with
>> RouterA being the route-reflector. I have advertised the loopbacks( /32)
>> on
>> my A and B routers to bgp with the network command but I keep having them
>> with rib failure in my bgp table ( r>ix.x.a.a/32
>>
>> r>ix.x.b.b/32
>>
>> Please, what is the likely cause of this and how do I resolve the
>> situation?
>>
>> Thanks all,
>>
>> 'Mayokun.
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